The Gardeners' World Blog

Most journalists exhibit a hefty degree of cynicism from time to time.

And it's in the build up to football's transfer deadline that my cynicism levels reach their height.

While speaking to a director of communications at a Premiership football club this week, I inadvertently told him:
"The problem is that we don't believe a word you lot are saying at this time of year . . ."

He wasn't wildly impressed with my sweeping statement - until I quickly reassured him that he and his club were, of course, an honourable exception.